Christmas is now officially over. I just started watching The Passion of the Christ for the first time on DVD and the first time since I saw it in the theatre in February. As we celebrate Christmas it is so important to understand that the God-Man came as a baby. I was reminded of what that means during Christmas Eve service. I very tiny baby girl was right in front of me. She was so helpless. God chose for the Snakehead-Crusher to come as a baby, a helpless baby. He came into this world for one purpose, to die and rise from that death. Why would He do this?
As I reflect on the past year I realize that I put too much faith in myself. I need to go back to the One who was big enough to humble himself in order to save me from myself. This last year has been a very tough year; work has been extremely hard and our new public school has been a lot different than we expected. On my own strength I've gotten back into some bad habits and lost some good habits. My own strength will only get me so far but I want to go higher and farther. There is a "new way to be human" and "I still haven't found what I'm looking for" but I'm on my way. The first step is surrender. We'll see what happens next.
Posted by Tim at December 26, 2004 12:33 AMI hope and pray the best for you. I too have the same issues. The monkeys that we think are off our back seem to live around our ankles just waiting for the right time to jump back on. My strengh is only so much, so I have to put my faith in front of me to continue the walk. I read you site everyday. Best of luck in the New Year.
Sam.
